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The SEATTLE REPUBLICAN
VOL. VII NO. 12
MR. FRINK
ISJAMED
For Governor by the Repub
lican State Convention.
HARMONY REIGNS
Supreme and the Nomination Made
by Acclamation.
A RINGING PLATFORM
" Is Addressed to the Many Voters of
the Evergreen State.
Believing that there was method
in Ivmg county's political madness,
the Kepublican state convention,
winch assembled in Tacoma last
\\ ednesday nominated the Hon. J.
AL. lmnk tor governor, and thereby
carried out the program mapped out
by tiie King county Kepublican con
vention, feo far as the convention
proper was concerned, it was a love
least pure and simple, and ail in at
tendance heartily enjoyed the pro
ceedings. Talk about your going
througn with a whoop, but the con
vention did send tilings through
with the greatest whoop ever before
witnessed in tins state.
I'romptly at 10 o'clock Hon. J. H.
Schively mounted the rostrum in the
lacoma Auditorium and rapper for
order, which was met with a rousing
cheer, in a minute more Hon. (J.
\\. Dor had been elected temporary
chairman and J. Will Lysons had
been chosen as temporal'} 7 secretary.
The regular committees were soon
named and the convention took a re
cess until 2 o'clock. On reconvening
the Hon. S. G. (Josgrove was elected
permanent chairman and the secre
taryship of the temporary organiza
tion remained the same. The com
mittee on resolutions not being ready
to report Congressmen Jones and
Cushnian were called for by the con
vention, and each of those gentle
men favored the audience with a very
brilliant Kepublican talk, which put
it in a most happy mood. The plat
form committee then reported as fol
lows:
Four years ago the Republicans of
Washington met to mourn over univer
sal calamity and despair under Demo
cratic rule. Today we meet to rejoice
over universal prosperity and happiness
under Republican rule. Democratic the
ories become dangerous when coupled
with political power; and they are not
improved Dy a mongrel mixture of free
silver and Populistic vagaries. They can
be rendered harmless only by maintain
ing Republican rule in nation, state and
county; and to such maintenance we
pledge our strongest effort.
We are proud of President McKinley
and indorse his able, fearless and patri
otic administration. We rejoice that ho
is again our standard-bearer and will
continue to be the honored chief of a
prosperous and happy people. He has
iully redeemed the ante-election pledges
of his party. Under his leadership pro
tection and reciprocity have again been
restored to their proper place in public
law; the Hawaiian islands have become
part of the Union; Spain has been com
pelled to lift her heavy hand from off the
Western hemisphere; Cuba has been
made free; Puerto Rico is happy under
our flag; the Philippines are rapidly
learning to appreciate and accept that
kind of liberty which is known and un
derstood only by the American people;
our army and navy have been ably sus
tained; the honor of our flag has been
maintained at home and abroad; the
Democratic heresy of free silver has
been put to sleep by a Republican con
gress, and the gold standard has been
reaffirmed in the most positive and satis
factory manner; our country's credit has
been made better than ever before, and
better than that of any other nation on
earth; the sun of prosperity has driven
away the clouds of despair and the civil
ized world acknowledges and applauds
the glory and honor which have crowned
the nation. This record ought to be sat
isfactory to every patriotic American.
We congratulate the country upon the
nomination of Gov. Roosevelt for vice
president. He has contributed much to
the success and glory of the first term of
President McKinley, and will add both
strength and honor to the next.
We indorse the Republican national
platform adopted at Philadelphia, and
commend it to the voters of this state as
an able exposition of Republican doctrine
and of correct public policy.
We unreservedly indorse and approve
the work of Senator* Addison G. Foster
and Congressmen W. L. Jones and F. W.
Cushman, who, by their indefatigable
efforts in behalf of the state, have proven
themselves more than equal to the burden
imposed by their selection to the high
offices which they so ably fill. We espec
ially commend their effective efforts re
garding reclamation of arid lands and in
behalf of settlers within forest reserves.
With over two billion dollars of foreign
commerce, only 7 per cent, of which is
carried on American ships, we most
heartily indorse the efforts of the Repub-1
lican party, and pledge the support of our
representatives to place American ship
ping at the forefront of the trade fleets
of the world, and especially indorse the
plank of the national platform relating
to the merchant marine.
We favor the building of railroads
within our state as an essential means of
its development and growth, and we also
favor the adoption and enforcement of
just and equitable laws regulating and
controlling them.
W Te stand for loyalty to the flag; for
the gold standard of value for all our
money; for protection and reciprocity;
for the Nicarauguan canal, owned, oper
ated and defended by the United States;
for the election of United States senators!
by direct vote of the people; for the
further enlargement of our trade and
commerce; for such discrimination and
national aid as shall speedily result in the
upbuilding of our merchant marine; for
the rigid inforcement of the law against
trusts; for the loyal and liberal support
of the nation's defenders—the army and
navy—both in peace and in war; for the
uncompromising suppression of the rebel
lion on the island of Luzon; for the un
limited defense of every foot of territory
under the flag, and for the protection of
every citizen in every land; for the im
mediate rescue of our people imperilled' in
China, and for ample restitution for loss
of life and property therein; for a terri
torial form of government for Alaska, in
cluding protection to navigation, and op
pose relinquishing soil or sovereignty of
any part of the district; for the construc
tion of good and permanent wagon roads
through the state; for the rigid enforce
ment of law and order and tne economi
cal administration of public affairs, na
tional, state and county.
In concluding this address to the voters
of the state of Washington, we invite
I their aid and co-operation upon the prin
ciples and purposes herein enunciated,
without regard to past political affilia
tions, in the linn belief that the best con
duct of our public affairs wiil be assured
by the triumphant election of the entire
ticket nominated oy this convention.
That feature of the day's proceed
ings having been disposed of, the
nominations were taken up at once,
and, while some heavy speechmaking
began, it was soon plain to be seen
that tne convention was in no mood
to listen to more speechmaking, and
the "acclamation" business was at
once wheeled into the proceedings,
and candidates were nominated in
about ten seconds. No break in the
progrom that had been mapped out
Dy the various steering committees
the evening before came until the
superintendence of public schools
was reached, when one I. A. Moss
arose in the King county delegation
and protested and demanded that the
delegation be polled, which after a
short but spirited contest was per
mitted and eight of the delegates
voted for Prof. Layhue instead of
Bryan, the caucus nominee. Three
candidates were named for this place,
but JJryan won out over all by a
iiandsome majority. The central
coinniitteemeii from the various
counties were then called for and
their names sent to the chairman's
desk at once.
CONVENTION HITS.
Levi Ankeny looked as sour as did
Dick whcrs his daddy died. His El
lens burg glory had taken the wings
ot the morning.
Broken down politicians, who suc
ceed m getting to the convention on
the shoulder of friends, were very
much in evidence and wanted to run
the shooting match.
The only real prmce of the occa
sion was Jj. W. Griffin of King. He
was a genuine Black Prmce Albert.
Just why some men will insist on
going to a state convention for the
express purpose of getting beastly
drank no one but themselves seem to
know, and they are too drunk to tell.
Cosgrove's stock of convention
stones came as thick and fast as ever
and he was never wanting for a
crowd to tell them to.
O'Brien Scobey from a political
standpoint got into Ankeny"s band
wagon too late, and he now knows
tnat fact.
"T want this to be an acclamation
convention," said Mr. Don-, and he
almost got his wants.
McMillan, the prince of San Juan,
did not want the convention to over
look the fact that "I am here."'
J. D. Atkinson got a convention
switch, but it was one of those
switches that most any man would
nave no objection to getting.
Wallace Mount got a steering com
mittee switch, which resulted in him
getting a six-year job instead of a
four, and a position more highly ap
preciated by lawyers.
Jim Ham Lewis' second was a
laughable feature of the convention.
As he was escorted in by Messrs.
Morris and Blake the convention
went wild with laughter and ap
plause. He will campaign the estate
right behind Mr. Lewis.
Mr. Dorr made a hit for himself
when he said he was proud that he
belonged to a party that always sail
ed under the same name.
'"Expansion,'' from a Republican
standpoint, was a popular hit at -all
times, and many of the speakers
made good use of the opportunity.
It never failed to bring out most
hearty applause.
Pierce county insisted on the Se
attle delegation wearing a badge on
which was printed '"Mount Tacoma/'
but the King- county delegation got
even with them by making them
wear a badge on which was printed,
"Frink for governor.
The name of Levl Ankeny was
at. least once heard on the floor of
the convention, which would appear
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1900.
THE TicKET
For Congress:
F. W. Gushman Pierce
W. L. Jones Yakima
For Governor:
J. M. Frink King
For Lieutenant-Governor:
H. G. Mcßride Shtgit
For Secretary of State:
S. H. Nichols Snohomish
For Auditor:
J. D. Atkinson - Cheton
For Treasurer:
C. H. Maynabd Lewis
For Attorney-General:
j W. B. Stratton Pacific
For Land Commissioner:
Stephen A. Call vert. . Whatcom
For Superintendent of Selwols:
R. B. Bryan Cliehctli*
For Judges of Supreme Court:
Wallace Mount Spokane
R. O. DUNBAR Ttiurston
For Presidential Electors:
Charles Sweeney Spokane
J. M. Boyd Ukunogwt
Frank ij. Hastings Jefferson
S.jUr. UOSGROVE brarjield
that some one has played the part of
an ingrate after Mr. Ankeny had
spent a barrel in state politics.
Pierce county's delegation played
schoolboy politics, and came very
near getting a good man, Cushnian,
smashed to pieces. Grosscup, Ham
ilton and \\ arburton made monkeys
of themselves, and came very near
making the same of all of Tacoma.
Let it be distinctly understood
understood that Hon. W. L. Jones
was no party to the move to make
him governor of this state, it em
ulated from Grosscup, Hamilton,
\\ arburton, and the Ankeny push in
general, with the xiaw of defeating
i 1 rank W. Cushman. Mr. Jones had
no choice, and he would be no party
to any political treachery.
Teddy Piper, who was such a
might y man in the state convention
two years ago, was but a common
newspaper reporter at the last state
convention, and he proved to be
in his right element. "My brother
Ueorge :> did not show up.
"1 am glad that 1 belong to a
party that does not have two flags,
one of which is carried 'by Aguinai
do in the bush. lam also glad that
1 belong to a party that does not
have to divide the spoils with any
other party, but take them all for
themselves.'—fc>. G. Cosgrove.
"This country has witnessed two
very critical periods in its history.
The hrst was from 1861 to 1865,
when it wa.s passing through the
great civil war crisis. The next was
irom 181)3 to lSdii, when the Demo
cratic administration crisis was pass
ing through it.'"—F. W. Cushman.
"We approve of the course of Sen
ator Foster in congress" did not elicit
very much enthusiasm from the con
vention, but the committee realized
that such a formality resolution
ought to be put through and the con
vention was too manly to make a
public kick. Mighty few people in
the state of Washington but who
think Foster a complete failure.
Mr. Reynolds, of Tacoma, did not
kill his candidate in presenting hia
name to the convention, but the only
reason that he did not was because
his candidate was a good deal strong
er than the entire Pierce county dele
gation.
Kitttitas county was not to be out
done by King, and it, too, had a
splendid "black prince" in its dele
gation, in the person of J. F. Shep
person.
It was amusing to see Pierce coun
ty try to crawl into the band wagon
after it found out that it was "all
alone." The attempt of the Tacoma
delegation to throw Cushman over
by nominating Jones for governor
and placing the congressman in Se
attle was a burning shame. Foster,
Grosscup & Co. should hang their
heads in political abashment.
Two years ago "Washington state
had a lily white Republican conven
tion. A roar was made, and two
years afterward Spokane, lvittitas
and King counties all had Xegroes
on their delegations.
Now that we have named one of
the strongest tickets the Republicans
have ever before named in this state,
let's elect it by the largest majority.
The eight bolters from King coun
ty will have to talk that matter all
over when convention time cames
around again.
Where was Moses when the con
vention rushed for Bryan? Protest
ing and demanding a poll of the
delegates.
Hon. M. W. Malloy, United States
register of the land office at Water
vi lie, spent a couple of days in the
city this week on his return from the
state convention. .No man hi the
state appreciates the good work that
The Republican has done more
than Mr. Malloy, and he always takes
the trouble to hunt it up when in the
city. "Douglas county is ail right
from a Republican standpoint," said
he while in the city.
lion. John L. \v llson was the cen
ter of attraction on Cohen's corner
last Thursday. While the late state
Republican scrap was by no means a
Wilson fight, yet it did not result in
an Ankeny victory, and that seems to
have pleased well Mr. Wilson and his
numerous friends.
Remember that if you are a friend
of this paper, when you have any ad
vertisement of any kind you will not
overlook the fact that it is by adver
tisements that it keeps itself moving
along, if you have a legal notice,
send it to Tne Republican and it will
be appreciated.
»nerif£ Van De Yanter enjoyed
himself at the state convention and
he enjoyed the speeches that were
.made by the various speakers, lie
seems to have been in a happy mood
on that occasion, and managed to see
tne funny side of all of the stories
told by the speakers.
One of the coolest and most self
composed men at the state conven
tion was the Hon. J. M. Frink. He
enjoyed the good jokes, shook hands
and chatted pleasantly with old
friends, and, best of ail, was always
ready for peace among the brethren.
Mr. Levy, who is the author of
Senator Cash Dollar of Washington,
walked up to Mr. Ankeny and poked
out Ins paw for a shake, and, to his
surprise, got a most cordial greeting,
"lour book is all right," said Mr.
Ankeny, "and 1 enjoyed reading it
very much.'' Mr. Levy rather ex
pected a very different greeting to
that.
Pointed Paragraphs.
There is an interesting subsidence
of the hue and cry from Democratic
sources about 'militarism." The
phenomenon has been coincidental
with Bryan's long silence about
China, and final confession that the
administration was doing the right
thing there. If "militarism" s right
in China, as Mr. Bryan admits, why
is it wrong in the Philippines?
Troops in China may avenge crimes
that have been committed, but can
never restore the lives of people that
have already ben massacred, in the
Philippines the use of American
troops has prevented the perpetra
tion of such horrors as in China have
shocked the whole world, including
even Mr. Bryan. Manila was pre
vented from becoming a charnel
house only through the vigilance of
American troops who were on guard
duty the night that Agumaldo had
set for the general massacre of all
Americans and Europeans in that
city. How about the old adage that
"An ounce of prevention is worth
one pound of cure?"
All the historic precedents favor
the re-election of President McKin
ley, for no president has ever run for
a second term with a united party
behind him, who was not re-elected".
The presidents who have held two
terms were: Washington, Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln
and Grant. These were re-elected
either by the whole people, as in the
case of Washington and Monroe, or
by an undivided party vote. The
presidents wjio were defeated for a
second term were: John Adams,
John Quiney Adams, Martin Van
Buren, Grover Cleveland and Benja
min Harrison, and in each ease their
defeat, was due to dissensions in their
own party, and they were not loyally
supported. The most recent in
stances. Harrison and Cleveland, are
within the memory of every one.
The farmers' quarrel with "Blame
cost him many votes, while Cleve
land Mas defeated in New York by
one of the Democratic factions.. But
there are no divisions in the repub
lican party today, based on the spirit
of faction or enmity to MeKinley.
The party stands four-square to the
world, presenting an unbroken front
in every direction. The dissensions
are in the Democratic party, not the
Republican.
Chairman Jones firmly believes he
has Croker and Hill under bonds to
keep the peace during the campaign.
THE CITY ■
OF SEATTLE
Has Queer Things to Happen
, Within Her Gates.
MR. WILL B. MORE
Makes a Few Observations While
Out Strolling.
■ ; : .
AFRICAN M.E.CONFERENCE
Is In Session and Holding Interesting
Sessions Every Day.
Leaving my eating house and
waliang uown first avenue the even
ing oi me Tacoina Republican con
vention, l was amused to pass a
young man with a Hushed face and
a some of silly congratulation spread
over ins phiz solemnly steering him
selt along the sidewalk. Following
nun came another red-faced fellow,
with an expression of self-congratu
latory vanity spread over Ills coun
tenance. ' boon a third person was
met, who propelled himself along in
a state ol subdued pleasure, with a
smoothered sort of laugh pulling the
coiners ol his mouth up toward his
cars. The third person face was of
a ruddy glow. After him came a
lourth, with his teeth showing in the
uuOßt ol a broad grin, as he glanced
toward the pavement, seeming satis
ned that he had accomplished a
most wished-for object, lie seemed
to be laboring under an unnatural
Hallucination and his cheeks were
very vermiihon. Then 1 came upon
a nith, standing with a half-dazed,
loohsh-lookmg consternation beam
ing from his physiognomy, gazing in
a nonchalant manner from a saloon
entrance. The fifth g&dUfg raus
lache was surrounded with a sunset
tint gleaming from his fair skin.
Hie presumption is that each one of
the hve in»a semi-maudlin haziness,
was going each to his own dinner
: with 1 the separate distinction of hav
ing gotten the other fellows jagged,
and it was a tickling kind of self-con
ceit. ' ---L ;
A bright luminary of the King
county constellation of ■ politicians
who carries the fate of many an as
piring ofhceseeker in his mind, was
seen" coming home alone from the
Tacoma convention. In his little
grip he carried a few fumes of ex
hiliration. His eye was alert and his
step strong and nervy. His little hat
hid an uncrowned brow. It wasn't
his kind of a convention, but he went
just the same to "see; the fun."
hen asked how it suited him, he re
plied: 'Trink got the convention
and MeKinley the state,' but we got
Jim McElroy! See?"
A smarty well known as young Rut
ter,
When asking a waitress for butter,
Said: "Bring me a small bit of
- goat."'
The girl saw him smile when he bade
her,
And mutton chop brought to the
kidder,
Remarking with musical note:
"Is anything else you would have,
sir;
We've scrambled brains of a calf,
sir?" •
He swallowed the joke in his
throat.
"How beautiful the sun sets this
exening'" remarked a gentleman the
other day. "You should not say
'sun sets,'" replied Dr. Temple.
"Sun sits, then," said the first speak
er. "Wrong again," retorted the
doctor. "You should say, 'What a
magnificent display of celestial glory
is cast over the scene as this terrestial
sphere revolves upon its axis and car
ries us on through space away from
the ejoyment of beholding the rays
of light which are radiated from the
center of this solar system " When
the doctor was through it was dark.
One of our well-known merchants
is.spending considerable of his time
manipulating a horseless carriage up
and down the streets in and'around
the business part of the city. While
PRICE FIVE CENTS
showing one of his wife's dear lady
acquaintances how easy it w ras to
manage the affair and regulate the
speed, also how fast he could go and
now quickly stop the machine, before
lie knew what lie was doing found
Himself riding in the suburbs up
through Dexter avenue at Tacoma.
1 wo little children playing hide and
seek in the growth along the gutter
stood transfixed with amazement as
he shot by at the rate of 300 miles
an kour. Then one exclaimed:
'"There now, that proves it! What
pa said was so; they is a curcus in
town, fer there goes the boss man on
tiis cyclone!"
"is one of the goats of Gotham
ever looked like these arraigned/
muttered Judge Cann last week as
he glanced along a long line of bat
tered noodles standing in a row be
fore him, with heads hung in slings,
eyelights in darkness, smellers in dis
grace and cheeks done up in court
plaster finish. It was the fruits of a
neighborhood jamboree. "Yes, your
honor;" spoke up JJe Bruler, 'rand
they say, after the first two came to
getiier the rest got hurt trying to
separate them/ "Which are the
tiret two?" asked the judge. "That's
what 1 can't make out/ cried De
Bruler. "They all claim to be 'the
rest!" " "That's too bad/ replied the
judge. "You'd better examine the
officers and find out who axe at the
bottom of this business and have
them brought into court." "All
right!"' said De Bruler, with a smile,
"lake the stand, Mr. Officer!"
Hope is a jewel, which flits on ahead,
Like a star, to make light for the
mind;
But, as a mule, when unburdened,
unfed
Leaves impressions of starlight be
hind.
WILL B. MORE.
Aug. 14, 1900.
The African Methodist Episcopal
Puget Sound conference convened
in this city last Wednesday with
Bishop C. T. Shaffer presiding. Bis
hop Shaffer is one of the newly elect
ed bishops of the A. M. E. church
and has been assigned to the I^orth.
#«t For some time the bishop who
presided over the California confer
ence also presided over the Puget
Sound confrence, but that was
changed by the late general confer
ence and now Bishop Shaffer covers
the .Northwest and back eastward
along the northern part of the coun
try, not reaching California at all.
M o religious organization among col
ored folk in the West is succeeding
as well as the African Methodist
Episcopal church. In every city of
any prominence throughout the en
tire West it has a church organiza
tion, and it has a well organized con
ference either in all of the Western
states or in a number of them com
bined. In the state of Washington
it has extensive church property, and
Us ministers are to be found where
ever there are any number of colored
folk, and in most instances it owns
its own church edifices at all of those
places. Bishop Shaffer is said to be
one of the most learned men that is
now in the A. M. E. bishopric, and
was elected to the high position
which he is now filling prely from a
meritorious standpoint, and by no
means through trades or favoritism,
as is so often the case in general con
ferences.
The pastors present at the confer
ence now in session are: Rev. C. C.
Halford, Seattle; Rev. G. A. Bailey,
Roslyn; Rev. S. J. Collins, Spokane;
Bey. N. D. Hartsfield, Tacoma, and
Rev. B. F. Seabrook, Portland. Rev.
Gh A. Bailey was elected recording
secretary, Rev. Seabrook, state secre
tary, and Rev. Hartsfield, financial
secretary. Rev. Bryce Taylor, who is
a local preacher, was selected mar
shal.
Rev. Seabrook preached the an
nual sermon and the "Race Prob
lem in This Country" was the theme
of his discourse. Rev. Halford
preached the annual missionary ser
mon Thursday evening. The con
ference has mapped out considerable
work to accomplish ere it adjourns
next Monday. The good folk of the
Jones street church are doing all in
their power to make the visiting pas
tors comfortable during their stay in
the city.
Peru and Costa Rica have adopted
the gold standard. The Coin Har
veys to the south of us are experi
encing hard luck.